Growing Missile Threat Needs Robust Defenses, Official Says
WASHINGTON, March 27, 2012 – The United States is well protected against the current threat from limited intercontinental ballistic missile…
EPA Proposes First Carbon Pollution Standard for Future Power Plants
WASHINGTON – Following a 2007 Supreme Court ruling, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed the first Clean Air…
Researchers Discover Why Humans Began Walking Upright
The George Washington University’s Brian Richmond and Team of Researchers Say Chimps Use Two Legs to Reach and Carry Scarce…
New Research Suggests European Neandertals Were on the Verge of Extinction Long Before Humans Showed Up
BINGHAMTON, NY — Western Europe has long been held to be the “cradle†of Neandertal evolution since many of the…
New Icebreaker Major Step Forward for Chukchi and Beaufort Development
PORT FOURCHON, LA – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Saturday celebrated the Christening of the Arctic-class offshore service vessel Aiviq.…
Nuclear Power Plants Can Produce Hydrogen to Fuel the Hydrogen Economy
SAN DIEGO — The long-sought technology for enabling the fabled “hydrogen economy†— an era based on hydrogen fuel that…
Preserving Arson Evidence with Triclosan
SAN DIEGO — A preservative in toothpastes, hand soaps, underarm deodorants and other everyday products is getting a second life,…
“The Begich Minute†(Give or Take a Few Seconds)
U.S. Sen. Mark Begich Friday released the first video segment in a series of regular weekly updates titled “The Begich…
‘Big Red’ Hawk, New Mother of Three, Invites the World into Her Home
ITHACA, N.Y. – A new nest camera high above a Cornell University’s athletic fields is streaming up-close, high-definition views of…
Ice Cream Enters the Future
The future of ice cream is happening right now. Ice cream flavors, textures, and ice cream’s health benefits are ever-changing…